Supergiant Games, the talented developer behind 2011 action RPG Bastion, has announced its next project - Transistor.
The sci-fi adventure is set in a futuristic city and stars a young woman, named in an initial reveal trailer as Red.
"Everybody has a voice in Cloudbank. Now the city's most influential voices are disappearing one by one. It is Red's turn," the footage teases.
The game includes isometric gameplay similar to that of Bastion. What appears to be a side-scrolling section is also shown.
Red will fight with an "extraordinary weapon of unknown origin" - what looks like a hulking big sword. Footage suggests it will have a number of uses.
Fans of Bastion will also recognise the vocal talents of Ashley Barrett, who sang on that game's memorable soundtrack.
Supergiant has said it is yet to choose release platforms, although its vague 2014 launch suggests an appearance on next-gen consoles is a possibility.
I loved Bastion. It was the heir to the Mana games that I always wanted but Square-Enix never managed to do. Another game in the same vein but in a new setting sounds great to me! What doesn't sound great is the 2014 release date. That's a long ways away...
Edit: oh my god, I can't believe what I did with the thread name. Can somebody with forum superpowers please change it to "Transistor" and end my humiliation?
19 Mar 2013, 02:37 PM
Yoshi
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19 Mar 2013, 07:45 PM
Joust Williams
Bastion was OK. I didn't finish it because it seemed like there was not much happening and the challenge rooms sucked
19 Mar 2013, 07:57 PM
Chux
Yeah, it was gorgeous and well made but bored me to quit.
19 Mar 2013, 08:02 PM
Diff-chan
Bastion sucked.
19 Mar 2013, 08:04 PM
Jimmy Carter
I wasn't a huge fan, but I bought it because I like what the developers did. They made a really pretty game without too much help. I'll probably check their new game out as well.
19 Mar 2013, 08:08 PM
YellerDog
I liked the narration.
19 Mar 2013, 10:41 PM
Frogacuda
I didn't get very far in Bastion, but it made a good first impression on me. I'm interested.
19 Mar 2013, 11:02 PM
ChaoofNee
I'm down with that aesthetic.
19 Mar 2013, 11:05 PM
Pineapple
Bastion was a fun, quick little adventure that looked great and sounded great but really just whet my appetite for more. I'm in for this.
20 Mar 2013, 01:07 AM
Korly
Bastion was totally awesome and I liked the challenge rooms.
20 Mar 2013, 04:37 AM
Cowutopia
I loved Bastion and I crushed all the challenge rooms. There WERE a few tedious parts, but nothing too bad compared to other games I've played. Really liked the weapon variety and upgrade pace. The balance for time-reward was pretty spot on, I think.
20 Mar 2013, 05:05 AM
Finch
I never played Bastion. I imagine it's either good or bad or maybe half and half
25 Mar 2013, 03:51 PM
bVork
15 minutes of footage:
This looks to be far more than just a science fiction Bastion. The pause mode that lets you plan out and then execute a series of movements and attacks reminds me a lot of Frozen Synapse. And that's by no means a bad thing. 2014 can't come soon enough.
25 Mar 2013, 04:03 PM
Will
I've liked what I've seen, I'm definitely interested.
25 Mar 2013, 04:10 PM
Pineapple
I watched the first 5 minutes, and stopped. I'm sold, bring it on.
25 Mar 2013, 05:11 PM
Korly
That looks like the hottest game at PAX East.
25 Mar 2013, 05:53 PM
bbobb
The mobs around this game all weekend were fucking horrible.
25 Mar 2013, 06:16 PM
Will
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Originally Posted by bbobb
The mobs around this game all weekend were fucking horrible.
I guess it was the real talk of the town.
25 Mar 2013, 07:59 PM
Mzo
Listening to the narrator talk while I walked around looking at other stuff made me roll my eyes a little and gave me the impression it was Bastion 2.0. The lines were murder so fuck playing it.
25 Mar 2013, 08:25 PM
dave is ok
That guys voice has ruined every game of Dota 2 for me.
25 Mar 2013, 08:27 PM
MechDeus
Then maybe you should find a different partner.
19 May 2014, 12:59 AM
ChaoofNee
This comes out on Tuesday. I COMPLETELY forgot and slammed out a preorder like the cool kids. Now and now I can't wait.
I'm pretty surprised this isn't coming out on 360. The girlfriend is going to be pretty damn sad!
19 May 2014, 07:19 PM
Will
Quote:
Originally Posted by ChaoofNee
This comes out on Tuesday. I COMPLETELY forgot and slammed out a preorder like the cool kids. Now and now I can't wait.
I'm pretty surprised this isn't coming out on 360. The girlfriend is going to be pretty damn sad!
It's probably not coming to 360/One due to the parity clause.
Maybe it'll be ported at a later date but I wouldn't be surprised if it were a Bastion situation. It's a bummer I can't play it since I don't have a PS4 yet but I have so much stuff to play it can honestly wait.
20 May 2014, 10:43 AM
Korly
Even without a PS4 you can still play it on PC or PS3.
20 May 2014, 10:50 AM
Chux
Am I the only one who couldn't get into Bastion? I mean it looked great and all but I couldn't care less about the game.
20 May 2014, 11:00 AM
Korly
Quote:
Originally Posted by Chux
Am I the only one who couldn't get into Bastion? I mean it looked great and all but I couldn't care less about the game.
Yes you are. Bastion was/is the shit. One of the 20 best games of the generation.
20 May 2014, 11:01 AM
Chux
I bought it, I still have it etc. I just can't get into it.
Am I the only one who couldn't get into Bastion? I mean it looked great and all but I couldn't care less about the game.
I was bored of it before the end of the demo.
20 May 2014, 05:14 PM
YellerDog
I liked Bastion a lot, but it felt like I'd seen everything it was likely to throw at me very quickly. Never finished it.
20 May 2014, 07:04 PM
Korly
Bastion had amazing visuals and sound, but it was the mechanics and the customization that really hooked me.
20 May 2014, 07:05 PM
Mzo
Bastion gets better as you get more abilities and weapons, especially when you crank up the difficulty modifier totems.
It was cool.
21 May 2014, 12:40 AM
Will
Quote:
Originally Posted by Korly
Even without a PS4 you can still play it on PC or PS3.
My PC sucks for gaming :/
Don't think it's out on PS3 yet though.
21 May 2014, 01:24 AM
Joust Williams
sooooo
is this good
21 May 2014, 01:34 AM
ChaoofNee
It's certainly not what I was expecting. In a good way.
Gameplay-wise this is not just Bastion again.
21 May 2014, 01:57 AM
Korly
Quote:
Originally Posted by Will
My PC sucks for gaming :/
Don't think it's out on PS3 yet though.
I just looked into it, and it doesn't look like it's coming to PS3 at all. WTF?
21 May 2014, 02:00 AM
Joust Williams
old gen is dead
long live new gen
21 May 2014, 04:14 AM
Cowutopia
I agree with Mzo. You need to finish and push and unlock all those challenges too.
21 May 2014, 09:57 AM
Korly
Quote:
Originally Posted by Joust Williams
old gen is dead
long live new gen
I get that when it comes to games that require new hardware, but it's a bummer when it doesn't.
21 May 2014, 04:00 PM
Korly
This game is very fun and somehow more customizable than Bastion was.
19 Jun 2014, 09:35 AM
arjue
I started playing this game today, and I love it. The combat system is really impressive, maybe the best I've played in an RPG. The customization manages to be very simple yet at the same time very deep, I've already played with a number of varied builds, all of which were viable if you adjust your play style accordingly. I just wish they'd put as much effort in telling the story as they did with the rest of the game, literally every other aspect of the game is great.
It is leaps and bounds better than Bastion, which I thought was gorgeous but boring as shit.
